Best Nintenclone?

[guyjin]

yeah, i also have one of those n64 controller thingies. I didn't belive pirates could make an n64 controller worse, but they somehow managed.  i wouldn't disgrace a licenced famicom cart by sticking it in that slot.

[nat]

I saw those when I was researching the NES clones in general. The idea of putting the whole NES inside a controller is extremely cool if you ask me, but the execution and reality of the thing is horrendous. I would buy one for the pure novelty of it, but I wouldn't get my TV or carts within ten feet of the thing.

[esteban]

I saw those when I was researching the NES clones in general. The idea of putting the whole NES inside a controller is extremely cool if you ask me, but the execution and reality of the thing is horrendous. I would buy one for the pure novelty of it, but I wouldn't get my TV or carts within ten feet of the thing.

The controller/pad is so cheaply made... that's what kills it. If I spent a long time playing it, I know something would go bad (i.e. responsiveness of dpad / buttons). The Namco carts were not standard size famicom carts (slightly thicker) and therefore don't easilly slip into the slot (actually, I don't think it fits at all -- I was afraid I'd break the damn thing!)

For $12, though, it's fun for the novelty. And the analog stick is fake, in case you were curious .

[Black Tiger]

I'd rather play SMB on my orange N64 famicomer than a Turok game on a real N64 pad. 

[esteban]

I'd rather play SMB on my orange N64 famicomer than a Turok game on a real N64 pad. 

Dude, 100% agreed. What's funny is all the hoopla about Turok doesn't seem so long ago!

[FM-77]

I bought one of those N64 controller clone systems as a gift for a friend. I put some batteries in and turned it on - nothing. I plugged the ac-adapter in (which I already had, it wasn't included) and turned it on - nothing.

After some fiddling around, I actually put FOIL on the contacts in the battery slot and then it worked! What the hell? It's like they used plastic as contacts or something, as there was no connection whatsoever! Mad! And the ac-adaptor plug was just a fake (I opened it and checked, there was no connection there either)!

Anyway, I tried it out and the games (a million duplicates, only 16 original ones) were utter crap, they even had some simple mathematics homebrew in there! Also, you didn't use the A / B buttons at all, you used the C buttons, and they were in the wrong order! It was almost impossible to play it since the buttons were just so... random!

Worst piece of junk ever. 

[GUTS]

I'd rather play SMB on my orange N64 famicomer than a Turok game on a real N64 pad. 

Dude, 100% agreed. What's funny is all the hoopla about Turok doesn't seem so long ago!

What's even funnier is that's what people will be saying about the Wii a few years from now.